T-Mobile G1 First Review From Community Member

[kaziko]

I'm writing this review as I go while I explore my new G1.

I'll break it up into a pros and cons sort of review and these are unbiased opinions, so no flaming me for any of my personal views.

I'll start with the
PRO's:

The device is fairly quick to startup compaired to other HTC devices.
It is very lightweight considering what's inside this beast.
The slide out keyboard works real well and doesn't have a flimsy feel to it.
The market works just as well as the "iphone"
Alot of usefull apps to download from the market including a free ringtone maker
The earpiece is fairly clear when making and recieving calls you hear absolutly no static
The Speaker is relatively loud compared to other HTC devices

CON's:
Has a big memory leak somewhere I find I have to restart the device in order to get it running smoothly again.
The battery charger makes the bottom of the phone extremely hot.
No virtual keyboard
Phone doesn't run as smoothly as you would think. Programs sometimes stutter trying to start up
There is no folder system like the one found on the other HTC devices so finding your files requires you to search around in one of the various programs associated with the file type you're trying to view.
Video playback is very limited. Would not play .mpg or .wmv files which are pretty much standard when it comes to videos downloaded off the net.


More to come...